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Suspense

Heard
1940–1962
Episodes
3,286
Language
English

SUSPENSE

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The individual episodes have been broken down into several different pages: Suspense - Single Episodes or Suspense - Single Episodes - 1942 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1943 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1944 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1945 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1946 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1947 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1948 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1949 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1950 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1951 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1952 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1953 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1954 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1955 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1956 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1957 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1958 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1959 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1960 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1961 Suspense - Single Episodes - 1962 This is one of these pages. Click on one of the above for a different OTRR Suspense - Single Episodes page. SUSPENSE an introduction Copyright Jim Widner (jwidner@infinet.com) 18 Oct 1994 On September 30, 1962 a major milestone in radio drama came to an end with the final episode of the long running series, SUSPENSE. Ironically, the episode was titled "Devil Stone" and was the last dramatic radio play from a series that had its roots in the golden age of radio. What began as a "new series frankly dedicated to your horrification and entertainment" took on a life of its own mostly due to the talents of some outstanding producers and adaptations and original…

Episodes, in broadcast order page 1 of 33

  1. The Forecast Audition

    · No. 4 · 30 min

  2. The Hitch-hiker (drama only, low quality)

    · 20 min

  3. Wet Saturday (128-44) 27375 29m06s

    · 29 min

  4. Wet Saturday (Clarence Derwent)

    · 29 min

  5. Wet Saturday (128-44) 28033 29m10s

    · 29 min

  6. RECREATION Rope (Sole Twin Audio)

    · 36 min

  7. Philomel Cottage (partial)

    · 15 min

  8. The Cave of Ali Baba (Rodney Brent)

    · 29 min

  9. The Hitch-hiker DISC AIRCHECK

    · 30 min

  10. Hitchhiker

    · 1:47

  11. The Hitch-hiker AFRTS RU-11-0-1048

    · 25 min

  12. Hitchhiker

    · 29 min

  13. The Hitch-Hiker (Orson Welles)

    · 29 min

  14. The Hitch-Hiker (128-44) 28018 29m32s

    · 30 min

  15. The Hitchiker

    · 28 min

  16. The Kettler Method (128-44) 28556 30m07s

    · 30 min

  17. A Passage to Benares (Paul Stewart)

    · 30 min

  18. A Passage to Benares (128-44) 28719 30m17s

    · 30 min

  19. A Passage to Benarie

    · 29 min

  20. One Hundred in the Dark (128-44) 28208 29m45s

    · 30 min

  21. Will You Make A Bet With Death?

    · 30 min

  22. Menace in Wax (Joseph Julian)

    · 29 min

  23. Menace in Wax (128-44) 27709 28m52s

    · 29 min

  24. The Body Snatchers (128-44) 28260 29m27s

    · 30 min

  25. The Bride Vanishes (128-44) 28104 29m17s

    · 30 min

  26. Till Death Do Us Part (128-44) 28352 29m33s

    · 30 min

  27. Two Sharp Knives (Stewart Erwin)

    · 29 min

  28. Two Sharp Knives (128-44) 28177 29m22s

    · 30 min

  29. The Pit and the Pendulum (Henry Hull)

    · 29 min

  30. The Devil's Saint (Peter Lorre)

    · 30 min

  31. The Devil's Saint (128-44) 28654 30m13s

    · 30 min

  32. The Devils Saint

    · 29 min

  33. Death Went Along for the Ride (partial)

    · 15 min

  34. The Doctor Prescribed Death (Bela Lugosi)

    · 30 min

  35. The Black Curtain

    · 29 min

  36. The Hangman Won't Wait (part 1 only)

    · 15 min

  37. The Hangman Won't Wait (64-48) 7595 14m50s

    · 16 min

  38. In Fear and Trembling AFRS#17

    · 30 min

  39. In Fear and Trembling (Mary Astor)

    · 29 min

  40. In Fear and Trembling (128-44) 27947 29m05s

    · 29 min

  41. Will You Walk Into My Parlor (partial)

    · 15 min

  42. Fear Paints a Picture (Nancy Coleman)

    · 30 min

  43. The Moment of Darkness (Peter Lorre)

    · 30 min

  44. Diary Of Saphronia Winters

    · 29 min

  45. Mr. Markham, Antique Dealer

    · 30 min

  46. Mister Markham Antique Dealer

    · 30 min

  47. The ABC Murders AFRS#9

    · 30 min

  48. Sorry, Wrong Number AFRS#8

    · 30 min

  49. Sorry, Wrong Number NETWORK

    · 30 min

Where it comes from 30

The archive items its episodes are played from, best first, with each one’s rights as its archive states them. An episode two sets both hold is played from the first.

  1. Suspense - Single Episodes

    Old Time Radio Researchers · Old Time Radio Researchers Group · 911 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    CC BY-NC-ND 3.0: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive.

  2. The Suspense Project: 1945-07-26 Fury and Sound, the wildest episode of Suspense ever!

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 3 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  3. Suspense - 80th Anniversary Marathon - June 17, 2022

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 20 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  4. Suspense 80th Anniversary on the Radio Talking Book Service classic radio program "The Dusty Attic"

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 8 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  5. The Suspense Project: 1942-09-02 The Hitch-hiker

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 4 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  6. The Suspense Project: 1943-05-25 Sorry, Wrong Number

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 2 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  7. The Suspense Project: Disc transfers by Ken Greenwald

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 66 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  8. Suspense - 80th Anniversary Mini-Marathon (final day) - June 16, 2023

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 18 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  9. The Suspense Project: 1944-05-18&25 Donovan's Brain (two parts)

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 6 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  10. The Suspense Project: 1950-11-16 On a Country Road

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 4 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  11. The Suspense Project: 1943-02-09 The Hangman Won't Wait (partial)

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 3 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  12. The Suspense Project: 1944-06-01 Fugue In C Minor

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 2 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  13. The Suspense Project: 1943-09-23 The Most Dangerous Game

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 2 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  14. The Suspense Project: 1949-06-02 The Ten Years

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 5 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  15. The Suspense Project: 1943-05-18 The ABC Murders

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  16. The Suspense Project: Suspense 1955-04-05 Zero Hour

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 3 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  17. The Suspense Project: 1940-07-22 The Forecast Audition

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  18. The Suspense Project: 1943-11-02 Statement of Employee Henry Wilson

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 2 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  19. The Suspense Project: 1945-02-01 The Most Dangerous Game

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 2 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  20. The Suspense Project: Recreations of Four Missing Episodes (and one more) by Project Audion

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 5 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  21. The Suspense Project: 1951-09-03 The Steel River Prison Break

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  22. The Suspense Project: 1944-03-09 The Defense Rests

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 4 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  23. The Suspense Project: Recreations of Missing Episodes "Rope" and "Phantom Archer" by Sole Twin Audio

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 2 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  24. The Suspense Project: 1945-12-20 Double Entry

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 4 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  25. The Suspense Project: 1948-04-10 Crossfire

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  26. The Suspense Project: 1948-07-29 The Yellow Wallpaper

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 2 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  27. The Suspense Project: 1958-07-27 The Steel River Prison Break

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 2 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  28. The Suspense Project: 1953-02-02 Plan X

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 3 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  29. The Suspense Project: 1943-11-23 The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  30. The Suspense Project: 1943-05-11 Mr. Markham, Antique Dealer

    The Suspense Project · The Suspense Project · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

465 more sets hold only episodes played here from a set above.

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

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